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Pole vaulter Nina Kennedy on winning gold in Paris, and setting her sights on LA

In this week's episode we speak with Perth pole vaulter Nina Kennedy, who won the trifecta of the three big global events in her sport this year. Kennedy speaks with Good Weekend senior writer Amanda Hooton about the big cry she had before the Paris final, how important it is to give her body time to recover, her onward march towards the LA Olympics - and whether Brisbane 2032 is within the realms of possibility. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Gina Chick on the beauty and power of strangeness

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  Kate Winslet on photojournalism, sexism, and women in film

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  Author Joe Aston on what went wrong for the Qantas brand

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  British author Jon Ronson on why psychopaths rule the world - and how we s…

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  Literary editor Jason Steger on 25 years of wrangling books, authors and p…

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  Mark Manson, author of 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k' on how the se…

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  Eric Beecher on media, moguls and what it's like to be sued by a Murdoch

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  Tim Minchin on social media, doubt and the surprising advice he gives uni …

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  Author Markus Zusak on the magic - and mayhem - of mongrels

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  Missy Higgins on turning adolescent angst and mid-life heartbreak into song